Star · G8V
Gl 615.1A
Gl 615.1A is a main-sequence star of spectral type G8V in the constellation Hercules, 79.3 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 79492 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 79.3 light-years (24.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.68 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 4.75 |
| Spectral type | G8V |
| Surface temperature | 5,390 K |
| Luminosity | 1.28 L☉ |
| Radius | 1.3 R☉ |
| Mass | 1.06 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 16h 13m 18.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +13° 31′ 37″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 55.7 km/s |
In the sky
Too faint for the naked eye (magnitude 6.68); binoculars will find it. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 76° S. North of latitude 76° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in May, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1947. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 1.4 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around Gl 615.1A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 6.76, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Eridanus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- Gl 615.1B 0.05 light-years
- GJ 1199 6.71 light-years
- GJ 1201 8.28 light-years
- PSO J246.4222+15.4698 10.2 light-years
- WISEA J162852.64+160421.0 11.0 light-years
- HIP 80539 11.6 light-years
- SDSS J154849.02+172235.4 12.0 light-years
- HIP 79702 12.6 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.